RepublicanNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general

Fred Kelley

Lost the 2026 race for Alabama House District 68.

Last margin
−14.5
Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Background

As listed by the official candidate list, Wikidata and campaign filings. 99chambers does not summarize platforms or endorsements.

On the ballot as
nominee for this district in 2022

Source: Wikidata (CC0) and the official candidate list

Every race Kelley has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Kelley won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Alabama House District 68GeneralLostThomas Jackson (D)42.7%D+14.5$117.9KD+0.7−13.8
2022Alabama House of Representatives, District 68GeneralLostThomas Jackson (D)48.5%D+3.0——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Money

Kelley’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$117.9K

Source: Alabama Secretary of State filings through Nov 2, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:13 PM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

James Kelley PCC
State
Active

Source: Alabama Secretary of State filings through Nov 2, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:13 PM ET

Who Kelley has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

The seat

Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)